Comments on: John Grohol Censors Comment, Avoids Discussion http://hungryblues.net/2006/08/17/grohol-censors-avoids/ Searching the life and times of my father, Paul Greenberg Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:02:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: I agree http://hungryblues.net/2006/08/17/grohol-censors-avoids/#comment-45973 I agree Sun, 15 Jul 2007 20:17:00 +0000 http://hungryblues.net/2006/08/17/grohol-censors-avoids/#comment-45973 Grohol has his fan club comb the web for sites like this one, where there is any criticism of his fiefdom. Rather than addressing or refuting any of the issues raised, they attack the character of the authors, calling them trolls and worse. If the Neurotalk board is a positive factor, its success will speak for itself. The goon squad of moderators and 2-3 fans do more harm than good. They come acrossed like defensive shrews. Grohol has his fan club comb the web for sites like this one, where there is any criticism of his fiefdom. Rather than addressing or refuting any of the issues raised, they attack the character of the authors, calling them trolls and worse.

If the Neurotalk board is a positive factor, its success will speak for itself. The goon squad of moderators and 2-3 fans do more harm than good. They come acrossed like defensive shrews.

]]> By: Keith Bidgeman http://hungryblues.net/2006/08/17/grohol-censors-avoids/#comment-44630 Keith Bidgeman Sun, 01 Jul 2007 18:07:10 +0000 http://hungryblues.net/2006/08/17/grohol-censors-avoids/#comment-44630 Unfortunately, John Grohol’s words concerning how his Forum’s should be run does not match his actions. BrainTalk was probably the biggest Forum for neurological disorders. The site crashed for several months. John Grohol tried to hijack BrainTalk with a site mimicking it that he called BrainTalk2. A lot of people were unhappy with BrainTalk due to the arrogant way in which their Moderators treated members. Discussing their actions was not even allowed. So for the first time, the malice and arrogance of BrainTalk Moderators was discussed on John Grohol’s copycat BrainTalk2. He enabled a major inquest to take place amongst BrainTalk2’s members concerning it. Most of BrainTalk’s members, finding out what had been going on at BrainTalk completely abandoned it for John Grohol’s new rival. He assured everyone of how well they would be treated. There would, according to him be no arrogance and intolerance on BrainTalk2, which he subsequently named NeuroTalk. They believed him and so left BrainTalk for good. Most of the Forums on BrainTalk are now almost completely inactive as a result of this. However, since then, John Grohol and his Moderators have become progressively more arrogant and intolerant. Banning has been taking place without the rules being breached. Cogent reasons aren’t given. Questions whose answers make him look bad go unanswered. According to him, his Moderators are beyond criticism. Discussion of his Administration’s failings result in instant banning. It has become just like BrainTalk- a compassionate and caring facade, with an intolerant and arrogant reality. Arrogance caught up with Administrators of BrainTalk. The same will happen with NeuroTalk, which is already losing active members every week. Unfortunately, John Grohol’s words concerning how his Forum’s should be run does not match his actions.

BrainTalk was probably the biggest Forum for neurological disorders. The site crashed for several months. John Grohol tried to hijack BrainTalk with a site mimicking it that he called BrainTalk2.

A lot of people were unhappy with BrainTalk due to the arrogant way in which their Moderators treated members. Discussing their actions was not even allowed. So for the first time, the malice and arrogance of BrainTalk Moderators was discussed on John Grohol’s copycat BrainTalk2. He enabled a major inquest to take place amongst BrainTalk2’s members concerning it.

Most of BrainTalk’s members, finding out what had been going on at BrainTalk completely abandoned it for John Grohol’s new rival. He assured everyone of how well they would be treated. There would, according to him be no arrogance and intolerance on BrainTalk2, which he subsequently named NeuroTalk. They believed him and so left BrainTalk for good. Most of the Forums on BrainTalk are now almost completely inactive as a result of this.

However, since then, John Grohol and his Moderators have become progressively more arrogant and intolerant. Banning has been taking place without the rules being breached. Cogent reasons aren’t given. Questions whose answers make him look bad go unanswered. According to him, his Moderators are beyond criticism. Discussion of his Administration’s failings result in instant banning.

It has become just like BrainTalk- a compassionate and caring facade, with an intolerant and arrogant reality. Arrogance caught up with Administrators of BrainTalk. The same will happen with NeuroTalk, which is already losing active members every week.

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